I suppose if you are a goddess who reads voraciously about the goddess symbols of human history, it is only a matter of time before you start creating goddesses in your art. Maria made a Goddess Banner this week, she hasn’t finished it or ironed it yet, but it is striking and evocative. The goddess culture is a seminal part of feminism and women’s identity, it has always been a great influence on Maria and her art.

I love this banner, I’m not sure what Maria will do with it – she isn’t either – but I hope she sells it and makes all kinds of goddesses in her studio. It seems the most natural and fitting thing in the world to me.